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Wednesday - September 14, 2011

QUESTION:

Due to the extreme drought and no rain in the near future in central Texas would it be prudent to have a wildseed planting in October?

ANSWER:

Prudent?? Interesting choice of words.

There are no issues with having a wildseed planting in October, in fact, that is just the right time to go ahead and distribute seed. Seeds are a dormant form of the plant and it will not harm them at all to be distributed during a time of drought.

On the other hand, your question implies that you sort of expect the planted seed to grow and produce a wildflower for you to enjoy next Spring. That is not necessarily so. The seeds need the right conditions, which include good rain, warming sun and maybe even a winter freeze to break them from their dormancy. If all the condtions are right, a goodly number of the seeds germinate and we will have a lovely wildflower Spring. If the conditions are not right, the majority of the seeds remain dormant and wait for the right conditions. Then we see another weak wildflower season.

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